After Li Yinghai said Zhou Yan's name, the audience applauded after a delay.
The reason why the applause was delayed was because no one expected Zhou Yan to win the second prize.
Zhou Yan has indeed been exposed a lot in front of the public in the past two years. If we just talk about his popularity in front of the public, everyone else in the hall today is not as good as Zhou Yan.
But in this professional field, Zhou Yan's qualifications are too young, and he has no particularly well-known works. He has never appeared in any major composition awards before.
This time I suddenly appeared and won the second prize. Most people were a little surprised.
Especially when Zhou Yan's name appears together with the three seniors Xu Zhenmin, Zhu Jian'er and Luo Zhongrong, it is really surprising.
Everyone thought that the last second prize winner was at least a composer from the same group as Xu Zhenmin. Unexpectedly, it was Zhou Yan who was in his twenties.
Not only were others surprised, Zhou Yan himself was also surprised. He did not expect that the organizing committee actually gave him a second prize.
The gap between the second prize and the third prize is huge, because there are only six first prizes and second prizes in total, which means that Zhou Yan is at least in the top six this time.
Among the top six are industry giants such as Xu Zhenmin and Luo Zhongrong.
When he was even more surprised, the organizing committee actually changed the name of his work without authorization.
When he submitted his work before, he did not change the name of the work to cater to this solicitation. He still used the original name "Xu Sanguan", but the organizing committee changed the name to "Third Symphony".
Why did the main organizing committee change the name to "Third Symphony"? Is there any special reason?
Generally speaking, if a writer’s symphony works are named with “the symphony number”, then this is his symphony number, which is related to the timing of creation.
It’s called naming, but it’s actually just a number.
Since there is a "Third Symphony", it usually means that there has already been a "First Symphony" and a "Second Symphony".
In fact, before "Xu Sanguan", Zhou Yan wrote more than two multi-movement symphonies, but the only one that was performed publicly was "Eternal Night".
If the organizing committee had reviewed the symphonies he had performed publicly before, then it should have named "Xu Sanguan" the "Second Symphony" instead of jumping directly from the first. Third.
Or is it simply because the name "Xu Sanguan" has the word "三" in it, that the organizing committee just used it?
This reason is a bit far-fetched.
Having said that, no matter what the reason is, can the organizer change the name of the participating works without authorization?
Even if you want to change it for some reason, shouldn't you tell him in advance?
There is no time for Zhou Yan to think about these things at this moment. Countless eyes have been cast on him.
Next to me, Huang Wencan was very excited when he heard that Zhou Yan had won the second prize. He clapped his hands loudly, and Zhou Yan felt pain just looking at it.
For those who didn’t know, I thought Huang Wencan had such a deep relationship with Zhou Yan that he was so happy when Zhou Yan won the award.
"Teacher Zhou, go up and receive the award." Huang Wencan said with a smile. He looked even more anxious than Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan nodded and stood up.
But he did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he stood there for a while, waiting for the other three winners.
Among the four second prize winners, the age gap between him and the other three is too big, so the seniors should be allowed to go ahead.
Xu Zhenmin in the front row turned to look at Zhou Yan, then smiled and said, "Let's go, Teacher Zhou, let's go together."
"Please go first."
Xu Zhenmin nodded without being polite and walked forward first, with Zhou Yan following closely behind him.
Zhu Jian'er was the first to go up and took the medal and certificate from Li Yinghai. The two of them smiled and chatted for a few words.
The same was true for Luo Zhongrong and Xu Zhenmin later on. The second prize awarding speed was obviously much slower, mainly because Li Yinghai had to talk for a while after giving out the prize to each person.
After the first three people got their prizes, Zhou Yan also walked up to Li Yinghai.
Li Yinghai first handed the medal and certificate to Zhou Yan, and then said with a smile, "Seeing you young people standing on the stage, I feel that our country's music is becoming more and more promising. Your "Third Symphony" I have heard that it is very good. I heard that it was inspired by a novel by Yu Hua?"
Zhou Yan nodded, "Yes, the original name of this work is "Xu Sanguan" . ”
“This work has a bit of a Bach flavor, with the emotions gradually reaching a climax through constant repetition. This is very consistent with Mr. Sun Yat-sen’s revolutionary career, but the repetition is difficult and ups and downs. We can gain strength from difficulties and failures, and the name of the Third Symphony is also a bit interesting. When everyone hears the Third Symphony, they will think of Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, and that piece itself is to commemorate the great man "
Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. Maybe the organizing committee changed the name of this work to "Symphony No. 3" to have this meaning.
Beethoven's "Third Symphony", the title of the original manuscript is "Napoleon Bonaparte Grand Symphony", it was written to praise Napoleon Bonaparte, so the Third Symphony gives people The impression is to praise the heroes.
From this perspective, it is indeed very consistent with today’s event.
Maybe the organizing committee really wanted to give him the award, but felt that the name "Xu Sanguan" was really irrelevant, so they took the initiative and changed the name to make it more reasonable for this work to win the award. .
However, there are other stories behind the Third Symphony.
Originally Beethoven's "Third Symphony" was indeed composed for Napoleon Bonaparte, because Napoleon was a revolutionary ideal in Beethoven's heart, the modern Prometheus, who brought great success to mankind. Come be the spark of hope and be the hero of the world.
But later Napoleon became emperor, and when Beethoven heard the news, Beethoven tore off the title page and changed the title to "Eroica Symphony - Composed in Memory of a Great Man".
Facing Li Yinghai's praise, Zhou Yan said modestly, "Teacher Li, you are overly complimentary. I still need to learn more from you."
"But Yu, please work hard. Although you are young, you have mature skills and creative ideas." It’s also very advanced, and the many things expressed in the score also gave me some inspiration.” After the compliment, Li Yinghai said earnestly, “Usually you can write short pieces, or even popular songs, but you can’t leave behind big works. You are so young, you should not waste your talents. Your teacher was also very worried when he chatted with me before. Your teacher should be very pleased that this work won the second prize."
Listen to Li Yinghai. Zhou Yan was a little moved when talking about his teacher.
The teacher rarely told him this. He told him not to neglect his job. The teacher said this to him before he graduated from his undergraduate degree, but later he became more and more famous, so he never said it again.
In fact, Zhou Yan also understands that in the eyes of his teachers and others, the new century and pop music he writes about can only be regarded as a pastime in his spare time. If he wants to make a career in music, he still needs to study more deeply and create more. Big work coming.
But Zhou Yan has always believed that the traditional music circle is too small and not powerful enough.
His senior brothers, Tan Dun, Qu Xiaosong and others, are all amazing and talented, and they have also made a name for themselves abroad, but their influence is limited to a small circle and they cannot contribute to The current Chinese public brings confidence.
How many of the excellent works written by Tan Dun and others have ordinary people heard of?
On the contrary, those sketches and New Age films that insiders look down upon can allow more ordinary people to participate. Although Zhou Yan had his own ideas, he still nodded and said, "I understand, Teacher Li."
Li Yinghai smiled and grabbed Zhou Yan's arm, "Let's go, this is a rare opportunity. Let's take a photo together."
Although Li Yinghai was not very strong, he held Zhou Yan, and Zhou Yan was not strong at all. If he dared to move, he was afraid that if he struggled, he would drag the old man out, so he could only let him hold him and walk among the other three.
The other three people consciously left a middle position for Li Yinghai, and he directly dragged Zhou Yan into the middle.
Zhou Yan was startled and said quickly, "Teacher Li, I can just stand next to you."
Are you kidding, he is a young boy in his twenties, and a group of seniors Taking a group photo and running to stand in position C is too outrageous.
Li Yinghai pretended to be angry, "Why, you still dislike us old guys?"
Zhou Yan hurriedly defended, "I'm not..."
"I'm not just standing here, If you take a good look at the situation of us, you will know that you should stand in the middle."
Luo Zhongrong said with a smile, "Yes, Zhou Yan, you are young and the tallest, stand in the middle, among the four of us. Standing on both sides, this is also symmetrical.”
“Today, we will also enjoy the vitality of this young man.”
If Zhou Yan wanted to say anything more, Luo Zhongrong also came up and grabbed Zhou Yan's arm. He and Li Yinghai almost trapped Zhou Yan in the middle.
The two gentlemen have old arms and legs. If Zhou Yan wants to break away and throws his arms, ten more of them will not be able to catch them, but the problem is that he cannot move around.
Since he couldn't resist, he could only bear it.
Standing among the four seniors, Zhou Yanren felt numb.
If this were twenty or thirty years later, the news of him grabbing the C position that night might have made headlines.
Zhu Jian'er said with a smile, "Zhou Yan, let's take a photo, smile."
Zhou Yan could only force out a smile. This smile was uglier than crying, but it wasn't much worse.
The group photo finally ended. The two old gentlemen let go of Zhou Yan's arms. As if he had been granted amnesty, he hurriedly bowed to several people, turned around and walked off the stage.
Luo Zhongrong said with a smile from behind: "Young people just have good legs and feet."
"That's right, this kid feels quite thin in his clothes, but when I grabbed his arm, I realized He’s really strong.”
"Let's go down, too."
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After the second prize was awarded, the host walked to the front with a microphone and said, "Next, please enjoy Zhou Yan's "No. "Three Symphony". "
The symphony orchestra behind was ready. As soon as the host finished speaking, the lights came on and the conductor gave a sign to start the beat.
Unlike most other award-winning pieces, this is the first public performance of "Xu Sanguan", and the audience is looking forward to it. After all, it is a second-prize work.
The key is that Zhou Yan's popularity is too high now. Many people want to see what Zhou Yan's level is.
Insiders want to see how good Zhou Yan’s new song is, while outsiders are interested in this new work purely because of Zhou Yan’s fame.
Only selected excerpts of this piece were played, but a lot can still be seen from these few minutes of excerpts.
When he heard this, Huang Wencan couldn't help but glance at Zhou Yan next to him.
Zhou Yan's "Third Symphony" is amazing in its application of polyphonic techniques.
The interweaving of the voices is complex and exquisite, and the multiple voices are independent and echo each other. Each voice has its own unique melody line and rhythm pattern, and the texture is very rich.
A harmonious musical dialogue can be formed between the upper and lower voices, giving the impression that different voices appear at the same time, telling different stories, but these stories are all part of one big story. Inside, there is no departure from the main line.
The reason why it is so harmonious is inseparable from the rigorous counterpoint between the voices.
In terms of melody, the melody of this work is beautiful and smooth... perhaps more importantly, it is smooth.
Compared with the works of the Romantic period, the melody of this "Third Symphony" does not have exaggerated emotional ups and downs, but is more like gurgling water, stable and smooth.
If you look at the melody of a certain passage alone, you won't feel anything, and it may even feel ordinary, but looking at it as a whole, you can taste something special.
This overall sense of melody is mainly presented when multiple voices are intertwined.
In the writing of harmony, Zhou Yan made a lot of semitone progressions and perfectly integrated harmony and polyphony.
Of course, Huang Wencan thought of Bach.
Could it be said that Zhou Yan is a follower of Bach?
However, when listening to the second half, Huang Wencan felt that Zhou Yan only paid a little technical tribute to Bach, but the content presentation was completely different. For example, he actually heard some Chinese folk tunes from it.
Huang Wencan remembered what Li Yinghai said just now.
Isn’t the combination of Chinese and Western that Teacher Li talks about like Zhou Yan’s?
Speaking of which, Zhou Yan really dared to write. He directly took someone else’s skeleton, filled it with flesh and blood, and put on clothes. In this way, what others saw was what he wanted to present.
In recent years, some of the composers in the circle want to innovate, experiment, and be pioneers, some want to develop the nation and tradition, and some want to integrate.
Zhou Yan should be the third type of person, but Huang Wencan has never seen such a courageous person before.
To say Zhou Yan was brave does not mean that he used something that no one had used before. On the contrary, Zhou Yan used things that had been used before.
Many people are unwilling to do this because they are afraid of being said that their works have nothing of their own.
But what Zhou Yan made today can still be seen as unique in his creation.
It can be seen from this point that Zhou Yan was very confident when he was creating. (End of chapter)